The Medicare Learning Network is the brand name for official CMS national provider education products designed to promote national consistency of Medicare provider information.
CMS has designed several initiatives to eliminate disparities in health care quality and access so that all Medicare patients can achieve their highest level of health. This page highlights resources you can use to help support this initiat…
This article has been revised to include instructions for completing the PAR, the PAR review and decision process, guidance on multiple or staged procedures, as well as best practices, tips and reminders related to the PAR.
Blepharoplasty, blepharoptosis repair and brow lift are surgeries that may be performed to improve function or provided strictly for cosmetic reasons. Functional or reconstructive eyelid surgery is performed to improve abnormal function, re…
Claims submitted for a prior authorization request (PAR) that received a provisional affirmation PA decision, including any service that was part of a partially affirmed decision, must include the 14-byte unique tracking number (UTN) number…